The Advanced license plate inquiry can be accessed by creating a mobile device menu item item (Warehouse management > Setup > Mobile device > Mobile device menu items) with the Activity code set to Advanced license plate inquiry.
When accessing the advanced item inquiry on the mobile device, users can scan/manually enter the License plate in the License plate inquiry screen.
List layout
If the Use advanced inquiry layout parameter is set to No, the following information related to the selected license plate is displayed in the Advanced license plate inquiry:
License plate
Location
On-hand inventory by item, batch, and sub-batch (if applicable):
Item number
Product name
Batch number
Sub batch
Physical inventory
The amount of information displayed on the screen can be updated by defining the Records per page information in the Mobile device menu items form.
The Advanced item inquiry for a displayed item can be opened by clicking the correspondent Item button.
The Advanced batch inquiry for a displayed batch can be opened by clicking the correspondent Batch button.
The Advanced sub-batch inquiry for a displayed sub-batch can be opened by clicking the correspondent Sub batch button.
Grid layout
If the Use advanced inquiry layout parameter is set to Yes, an initial screen is displayed with the following license plate information:
Location
License plate
When users confirm the information, the on-hand information is displayed in a grid layout. Each box contains the following fields:
Key identifier: a combination of the item number and batch number for batch managed items, sub-batch number for sub-batch managed items
Item number: Item number that has on-hand on the license plate
Info: Product name of the item
Batch number: Batch number that has on-hand on the license plate
Sub batch: Sub batch number that has on-hand on the license plate (if applicable)
Physical: Physical inventory available for the batch/sub-batch on the license plate
Inventory status: Inventory status of the batch
Users can view the same information as a list by clicking on one of the boxes and accessing the Inventory details screen. It is possible to link this screen with other inquiries by leveraging standard detour functionality (for example, to access the related item, batch, or sub-batch inquiry with a single click).